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TASHKENT - Nicholas Haysom, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Monday in Tashkent with Abdulazis Komilov, the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan.During his two-day visit to the Central Asian…

KABUL - To promote reproductive health, youth empowerment, gender equality and the access to and use of accurate data in the country, the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) signed a new…

KUNDUZ - Afghan students graphically depicted violence against women, including the negative physical, psychological and social effects, in a weeklong drawing competition that culminated in an awards ceremony attended by…

KABUL - In an interview with Deutsche Welle, the UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan, Nicholas Haysom, addresses many of the key challenges facing Afghanistan and its new administration, as well as answering questions about the UN…

KABUL - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting some 90,000 Afghans, mainly women, with literacy and vocational training over the next two years. “WFP’s Food for Training (FFT) project is aimed at helping…

KABUL - Afghanistan’s United Nations-backed mine action programme, the world’s largest, said that it documented a record number of its personnel being killed or injured last year. In a news release, the Mine Action Programme…

KABUL - A senior United Nations official in Afghanistan today called for greater investment in the country’s youth to ensure a stable future for the country. “This generation of young people presents a historic opportunity to…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemns yesterday’s killing of a family, as well as the driver of the taxi they were travelling in when the vehicle hit a pressure-plate improvised…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes important progress made by civil society groups and the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) in developing and promoting local…

KABUL - The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today said that Afghan leaders should incorporate people’s views and proposed solutions into all efforts aimed at stabilizing the country.“My firm conviction is that…

KABUL - A United Nations-backed large-scale survey, conducted in the Afghan capital last year, has a broad range of findings which can be used to help improve the lives of citizens.The socio-demographic and economic survey…

KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) welcomes today’s nomination of Ministers and senior officials as an important milestone in implementing the agreement for a National Unity Government.“The…